Windows - Microsoft Word Codes

These codes apply to Microsoft Word on Windows only.
If you are using another software package, use use must use one of the other
methods of inputting accents. This page list codes for accented letters
and other characters. The list is organized by type. These tables show select
codes only, not all possible codes.

Other Foreign Characters

This list is current for Word 2000. Some foreign characters may
not have codes in earlier versions of Word.

Word for Windows Foreign Character Codes

SYMBOL

NAME

CODE

NOTES

¡

Upside-down exclamation point

Alt+Shift+Control+!

Either Alt key works.

¿

Upside-down question mark

Alt+Shift+Control+?

Either Alt key works.

Ç,ç

French C cedille (caps/lowecase)

Control+,,c
Control+,,C

For ç, press Control, then the comma key.
Release then press c.

,

OE ligature (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Control+&,o
Shift+Control+&,O

ß

German Sharp/Double S

Shift+Control+&,S

Ø,ø

Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase)

Control+/,o
Control+/,O

Å,å

Nordic A-ring, Angstrom sign (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Control+@,a
Shift+Control+@,A

A with ring/Angstrom Sign

Æ,æ

Old English AE ligature (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Control+&,a
Shift+Control+&,A

Ð,ð

Old English eth (caps/lowecase)

Control+',d
Control+',D

Icelandic/Old English eth
' = apostrophe key

Example 1: To input Spanish upside down exclamation point ¡
(Alt+Shift+Control+!), hold down the Alt key, then the Shift
key, the the Control key, then the ! key. Release all four
keys, and the ¡ punctuation will appear.

Example 2: To input French oe ligature  (Shift+Control+&,o),
hold down the Shift key, then the Control key, then the &
key. Release all three keys and then type o to make the letter appear.